1947 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Hawthorn and Richmond during round 5 of the 1947 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Richmond at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, W. Culpitt, S. Hamilton
Half-back: L. Johnston, T. Spear, J. McLeod
Centre: J. Brain, P. O'Donohue, M. Worrall
Half-forward: L. Pabst, K. Hopper, D. McVilly
Forward: B. Dalkin, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower: K. Curran, T. Ferguson, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: C. Fitzgerald, N. Pearson

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Bourke, F. Burge, K. Colls, F. Cook, D. Fraser, L. Jones, D. Knott, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, W. Russell, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson

Hawthorn (16.11.107) defeated Richmond (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Prior (8), J. Hester (4), A. Albiston (2), D. McVilly, L. Pabst
Richmond: B. Wilson (4), D. Fraser (2), J. Watson (2), F. Burge, J. Dyer

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Richmond
Date: Saturday 17 May 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Richmond
Score: 16.11.107 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 5 . 3 7 . 7 9 . 9 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Richmond 1 . 3 5 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin HWTH by 24 HWTH by 14 HWTH by 8 HWTH by 38 HWTH by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 2 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom RU ? 0 ?
26 Fitzgerald, Cash SUB ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
29 Hester, Jack FPR ? 4 ?
3 Hopper, Ken CHF ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel HBFL ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don HFFR ? 1 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HFFL↓ ? 1 ?
7 Pearson, Neil SUB↑ ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 8 ?
10 Spear, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 11

N. Pearson replaced L. Pabst during the fourth quarter.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Bourke, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Colls, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Knott, Dan ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 Taylor, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






25 K. Curran 26 C. Fitzgerald
29 J. Hester 24 A. Prior 21 B. Dalkin 20 T. Ferguson 7 N. Pearson
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













8 D. McVilly 3 K. Hopper 15 L. Pabst



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













23 M. Worrall 14 P. O'Donohue 11 J. Brain FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













4 J. McLeod 10 T. Spear 30 L. Johnston



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













22 S. Hamilton 2 W. Culpitt 9 C. Austen



BACK



Richmond Coach: Jack Dyer